Most of us have Wi-Fi installed at home or office, but every now and then you end up cursing your internet providers for lackadaisical services. Is there any way that you can ensure Wi-Fi mishaps are thing of past? Don't worry, we have got you covered.

Here are some tips and tricks to get the most out of the Wi-Fi routers installed at your home or office:

Get the router placement right

One of the key aspects for a smooth and reliable wireless connection is to place the router at the right spot. The routers emit radio signals, which make it critical that you place the router away from other electrical equipments such as televisions, refrigerators, etc. Moreover, the best it can be placed is a central location, away from direct walls and as high as possible from the floor the signals from the router travels in the downward direction.

Identify the dead spots

There might be some spots at your place where the router is unable to direct the signals. Its better you identify such points and not waste tour device's energy to connect to the network. You can identify such dead spots with applications such as Wi-Fi Inspector, Assia's Cloudcheck NetStumbler, Amped Wireless's Wi-Fi Analytics Tool, etc.

Try changing channels

A poor Wi-Fi connection can also be caused by signal interference from other routers installed close by or due to some other electrical equipment. You can change the frequency channel by tweaking the settings from the router's default setting page. Trying a different channel can result in a better connection and with our tests, we have found that channels 1,6 and 11 are the best choice for minimal interference and maximum throughput.

Is your neighbor stealing your data?

It might be possible that your neighbor is stealing your data and resulting in a poor internet connection. But don't worry; you can easily check the number of devices connected to your Wi-Fi connection from the router's settings page. For this you need the router's IP address that you can find by through command prompt. Press Win+R then type cmd. Type ipconfig in the black window to get the IP address of your Wi-Fi. Then login to your router's setting page to find the "Connected devices" or "Device list" section for the same. Changing the security protocol to WPA2-AES and resetting the password can resolve the issue.

A simple Reboot can also work

If you are too lazy to switch off your routers, even if you are not using it, it's highly recommended that you reboot the router manually every once in a while. This way you are ensuring that the frequency support and the channels of the routers internally get refreshed which ends up boosting your Wi-Fi speed output as well.

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